Category: Memorabilia

In 1937 Samuel Goldwyn signed Hugo Friedhofer to a contract, and the result was Friedhofer’s first major original score for THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO. The movie was one of the most elaborate and costly productions of independent producer Samuel Goldwyn; it also became one of his biggest money-losers upon release when it failed at […]

Scoring of the Dramatic Picture Oscar statuette awarded to Hugo Friedhofer for the 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. Friedhofer, who was nominated in the music scoring category nine times, received the award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on 13 March 1950 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The […]

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We have been passionate & creative film music aficionados for many years and our dream was to launch a web site for Hugo Friedhofer who has a lasting impact on his fans.
The hope is to be able to have this web site serve as a comprehensive resource of material about an American composer best known for his motion picture scores. Read more...